Millions of Filipino started voting for a mid -term election on Monday, which was seen on a large scale as Ferdinand Marcos, president of a proxy war and imagined Vice President Sarah Dutean.
Generally a less important case, midnight holds the key to the futures of both leaders.
Votes will decide more than 18,000 jobs in the country, including the Mayor, Governor and seats to the House of Representatives will serve 110 million-firm the Philippines.
24-Fighting for more than a dozen Senate seats in the 24-member house is especially in meditation because they will create half of the jury in an impeachment test for the dutarte later this year.
If she fails to achieve at least 9 of the 24 votes, the former vice -president will be stopped publicly from the public office.
Meanwhile, Marcos is fighting for its political and economic agenda with impact for succession in 2028.
The AFP said that the voters saw the lining at the polling station across Manila before the polling started at 7 pm in the local time period (2300 GMT Sunday).
Marcos-Dute Fud Escalets
Once a partner has been long in creating the fue of both leaders.
Things reach a head in February when Sarah Dutee was impeached by the Senate for alleged “high crimes” which included corruption and murder conspiracy against the President.
A month later, Duterte’s father and former President Rodrigo Dute, who arrested and arrested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to respond to alleged crimes against humanity on war on drugs, and said that thousands of people were killed.
The Vice President said that his father’s arrest was a “kidnapping” and Marcos accused a foreign court to harm the nation’s sovereign by allowing the former President to expand the former President.
“If the Dutert family is erased from this world, then who really benefits?” He said while campaigning. “Not Filipino.”
Rodrigo Dutee selected from Hague
Despite the detailed leg by the ICC in Hague since March, the former president’s name is on the ballot for the mayor in his home in Davo city, waiting for its test.
It is legal under the Philippine law, which bars choritates from running only when convicted for a crime and has abolished all legal appeals.
At least one local survey predicted that Duterte would see a comfortable win in his stronghold city.
Security tightly amidst murders
The Philippines is subject to tight security as there is a history of violent turning in the election.
The National Police has been alert for more than a week, with some 163,000 officers deployed to protect polling stations and escort election officials.
Additional personnel have been deployed from military, fire fighting department and other agencies.
On Sunday, the Philippine Army reported that at least two people were killed in a conflict between supporters of rival political camps.
Edited by: ZAC Crellin
